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• Gov. Greg Abbott warns Texas education board of “political correctness” over Alamo history standards

  09-09-2018 21:43
  
  An advisory committee has suggested eliminating a line in seventh-grade history standards about “all the heroic defenders who gave their lives” at the Alamo.
  
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• Driver seriously injured after Thursday morning crash

  13-09-2018 17:33
  
  A driver is in the hospital with serious injuries after a crash near the Costco at 6020 34th St.
  
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• Body found near marina at Buffalo Springs Lake

  13-09-2018 17:05
  
  A woman's body was found in Buffalo Springs Lake near a marina on Thursday morning.
  
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• Lubbock aero heads to East Coast to assist in hurricane relief efforts

  13-09-2018 13:51
  
  A small team with Lubbock Aerocare flew out to the East Coast to assist in aid efforts as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas.
  
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• Police searching for suspect in deadly shooting near North Detroit & Baylor

  13-09-2018 03:00
  
  Texas Tech police say one person has died in a Wednesday evening shooting at North Detroit Avenue and Baylor.
  
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• Police respond to shots fired call near North Detroit & Baylor, 2 injured

  13-09-2018 03:00
  
  Police are investigating a shots fired call that came in around 7:15 p.m. from the area of North Detroit Avenue and Baylor.
  
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• Lubbock restaurant rallies to help teen who suffered brain injury

  13-09-2018 02:02
  
  A local restaurant is lending a hand, after one of its longtime employees suffered a tragic accident.
  
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• Lubbock restaurant helps after local teen falls off truck, injures brain

  13-09-2018 02:02
  
  A local restaurant is lending a hand, after one of its longtime employees suffered a tragic accident.  Brunson's friends say he was riding in the back of a truck when he reached for something, lost his balance and fell from the truck, causing him to hit his head on the trailer hitch.    "I don't remember," Zac says. "The last thing I remember was I was in agg and we were feeding the goats, and I woke up in the hospital."  He was adm...
  
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• Lubbock man indicted on injury to child charge

  12-09-2018 20:22
  
  Brent Upton was indicted by a Lubbock County grand jury on Tuesday for injury to a child.
  
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• LPD searching for Hispanic man accused of trying to kidnap 15-year-old

  12-09-2018 17:55
  
  The Lubbock Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a man who is accused of trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl on Tuesday.
  
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• Gulf system may bring South Plains rain

  12-09-2018 14:56
  
  While a tropical disturbance may affect our weather down the road (read on), there's more of the same the next few days. 
  
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• South Plains Fire Academy takes extra step to remember fallen firefighters

  12-09-2018 05:44
  
  On Tuesday, people from all over the Hub City paid their respects, including some South Plains College fire students who took that extra step to honor fallen first responders.
  
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• Suspects in custody after SWAT operation in central Lubbock

  12-09-2018 00:53
  
  Emergency officials, including the Lubbock Police Department SWAT, were deployed to an address near 24th and Avenue O in central Lubbock on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• At least 8 in custody after SWAT operation in central Lubbock

  12-09-2018 00:53
  
  Emergency officials, including the Lubbock Police Department SWAT, are on the scene near 24th and Avenue O in central Lubbock. 
  
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• TTU researchers' early results show low level arsenic exposure could still cause kidney disease

  12-09-2018 00:08
  
  A Texas Tech University graduate student has received a prestigious award for her research into arsenic toxicology.
  
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• $6.5 million invested in safety systems for TTU Museum

  11-09-2018 23:04
  
  The Texas Tech Museum says they are now up to date with their fire and safety systems, after a $6.5 million renovation.
  
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• Billy Glen Wilson indicted, charged with Valero robbery

  11-09-2018 22:52
  
  Billy Glen Wilson was indicted by a Lubbock Grand Jury on Tuesday, charged with a robbery that happened at Valero at 1415 University back on Aug. 16.
  
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• Reagor-Dykes Auto Group requests approval to sell at auction; first bid on table

  11-09-2018 17:01
  
  The Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) has filed documents in bankruptcy court on behalf of Reagor-Dykes Auto Group seeking approval to authorize and approve KamKad Automotive as a "stalking-horse bidder" and to allow the competitive bid process to begin. 
  
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• Neighbors rally to memorialize Tech Terrace explosion victim

  11-09-2018 04:49
  
  It's been almost six months since a home exploded in Tech Terrace, killing two people.
  
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• Lost wedding dress found in Lubbock dumpster

  11-09-2018 01:42
  
  Almost everyone has thrown out something they didn't mean to, but in the case of Maddie Fetzner, that item happened to be her wedding dress.
  
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• 2 killed in Garza County wreck

  11-09-2018 01:42
  
  DPS has released the names of two people killed in a Garza County wreck.
  
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• Cattle trailer involved in rollover at 86th & Indiana

  11-09-2018 01:05
  
  A cattle trailer broke loose and caused a rollover accident in South Lubbock on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Lubbock Power & Light confident in reliability of ERCOT after summer's record demand

  11-09-2018 00:43
  
  The summer of 2018 has caused a record demand for energy across Texas and the grid managing about 90 percent of the state's power will add Lubbock's demand in a few years. 
  
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• Denver City teen killed in Lea County crash

  10-09-2018 22:59
  
  New Mexico State Police were called to a fatal crash on US 62/180 near mile marker 86, southeast of Hobbs, NM, around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.
  
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• Driver killed in Monday morning crash NE of Wellman

  10-09-2018 22:56
  
  DPS troopers have identified a driver killed in a Monday morning crash that happened 7:30 a.m. Monday, three miles northeast of Wellman on US 62.
  
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• Lubbock County Sheriff's Office investigating Saturday shooting as accidental

  10-09-2018 01:32
  
  The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accidental shooting that landed two men in the hospital on Saturday.
  
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• Victims of Hereford plane crash identified

  09-09-2018 20:32
  
  The victims of the Sunday plane crash in Hereford have been identified.
  
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• Plane crashes at Hereford Municipal Airport

  09-09-2018 20:32
  
  Four people are hospitalized after a plane crash at the Hereford Municipal Airport.
  
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• Conditions of victims in Hereford plane crash updated

  09-09-2018 20:32
  
  The victims of the Sunday plane crash in Hereford have been identified.
  
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• Police searching for driver after vehicle crashes into home at 36th & University

  09-09-2018 16:22
  
  Two vehicles crashed near 36th and University Avenue around 6 a.m. Sunday, causing one of the vehicles to crash into a home.
  
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